JAKARTA - Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati met with the Finance Minister of Uzbekistan Jamshid Kuchkarov while attending the 2024 Annual Meetings World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

In his Instagram social media account @smindrawati, during the lunch Sri Mulyani met with several other state finance ministers, one of which was the Finance Minister of Uzbekistan Jamshid Kuchkarov, Saudi Arabian Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Edemek, Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait, and Qatar Finance Minister Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari.

"Today I am with the Finance Minister of Uzbekistan Jamshid Kuchkarov, having lunch together on the agenda of @isdb_stories Annual Meetings 2024 in Riyadh. We are also with Saudi Arabia's Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek, Egyptian Development Minister Hala El-Said, and Qatar Finance Minister Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari," he said on his Instagram account, Monday, April 29.

Sri Mulyani conveyed that her meeting with the Minister of Finance of Uzbekistan Jamshid Kuchkarov was quite heavy in discussions, but it was not a matter of world finances or the world economy.

"Our discussion is also very difficult but this time it's not about state or world finances," he said.

Meanwhile, the discussion that Sri Mulyani is referring to is who will win the U-23 Asian Cup semifinal match which brings together Indonesia against Uzbekistan.

Sri Mulyani said that she received questions from the Minister of Finance of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Jadaan and Qatari Finance Minister Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari who sparked a heated debate about who would win the semifinals of the AFC U23 Asian Cup.

"The questions from the Minister of Finance of Saudi Al-Jadaan and Qatar Finance Minister Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari also sparked an exciting debate. Who will win the AFC U23 Asian Cup semi-final which will be held tonight," said Sri Mulyani.

Meanwhile, Sri Mulyani immediately answered that the winner in the AFC U23 Asian Cup semifinal match was the Indonesian national team.

"Of course I said PSSI Garuda Indonesia Team will win. Congratulations on competing Garuda Team! We are with you! I'm sorry!," said Sri Mulyani.


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